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Phones Stolen In The UK Riots Will Be Blocked From Networks

12:50AM August 12, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Just in case you were thinking of buying one of those 40 iPhone 4s that were most likely looted in the UK riots and put on Craigslist, don’t — UK networks are blocking all stolen phones, so they’ll be worthless. More »


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NYPD May Track Your Phone If You’re Arrested For…Any Reason

1:40PM October 9, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

The folks at the NYPD are so sweet! No matter what you’re arrested for, they’re nice enough to remove your mobile phone’s battery “to avoid leakage” and jot down your IMEI number. They’ll even add it to a database. More »